ADV 100 Week 1
Jan 02, 2016
ADV 100
Week 1
WELCOME
Jackie Hill – Instruction Librarian, Moye Library; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A. in English, Wake Forest University
Masters in Library Science, East Carolina University
Certificate of Advanced Study in Library Science, East Carolina University
Ground Rules
Books for each class are handed out in the classroom
Attendance! Parking permits Breaks – you decide Food/Drinks Cell phones Syllabus/Assignments Lectures/Classroom activities
Meet and Greet Time
1. Complete Name
2. Preferred Name
3. Where do you work?
4. How long have you been there?
5. Why did you choose MOC?
6. What would you do if you won the lottery?
7. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Books For This Class
New Beginnings: A Reference Guide for Adult Learners
The St. Martin’s Handbook
New Beginnings
Read pages 1 – 3 Choose 1 question from the Assessing
Your Strengths block and write a paragraph- pg. 3Must be at least 5 sentencesMake sure your name is on the paperWill be handed in
New Beginnings (Continued)
Read pages 3 – 10 Friends and Family
Supportive or not Helpful or challenging Other
Classroom Protocol What did you expect Consider this class another family Each one of you bring something unique to the class
New Beginnings (Continued)
Classroom Do’s and Don’ts Participation is a must
Part of your grade Classroom Discussions are important
No one really likes the class clown Number of participations each night
Be prepared for class each session Don’t procrastinate Rely on your syllabus
Arrive on time Turn assignments in on time Making mistakes
New Beginnings (Continued)
Prioritize OrganizeKnow yourself and what you can handleLook at the big picture Identify helpful resourcesKnow when to say “no”Asking questions
Getting Your Work Done (pages 11 -12)
New Beginnings (Continued)
Paragraph 2: Write a paragraph to summarize what you have learned from this chapterMust be at least 5 sentencesMake sure your name is on the paperWill be turned in
**That completes the first chapter**
Mount Olive College Website
Adult Learners
Feelings/thoughts Difference between traditional and non-
traditional students Family Responsibilities Time – is there every enough? Support – find a “study-buddy”
Get to Know One Another
Group Assignment Split into groups Pick a recorder for your group Take 10 minutes to complete this assignment Generate a list of 25 things your group has in
common Be Creative Make sure your list has some less obvious
characteristics (You all drive a white car, you’ve all been to Disney World, You all have 2 children, etc.)
St. Martin’s Handbook
Scan pages 1 – 12 Overview of top 20 most common errors Great resource to review Great examples for each error Rules do change Always remember who your reader is going
to be: your audience
Paragraphs
What is a paragraph?Central component of a paperDefinition: a group of sentences that forms a
unit; it is the unity and coherence of ideas among those sentences that makes a paragraph a paragraph.
Paragraph (Continued)
Every paragraph in a paper should be: Unified – sentences should all refer to the main idea
or thesis of the paper. Coherent – sentences should be arranged in a logical
manner and should follow a definite plan for development.
Well-developed – every idea discussed in the paragraph should be adequately explained and supported through evidence and details that work together to explain the paper’s controlling idea.
Sample Five-Paragraph Essay
Sample taken from the English Tutoring and Writing Center at Gallaudet University
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/EnglishWorks/writing/fiveparagraph.html
Taft College Online Writing Lab
“The Three Africas”
Sample five paragraph essay
Homework:
Complete your readings Complete page 15 in the New Beginnings (NB)
book Complete exercise 2.1 (pages 26-27) in the St.
Martin’s Handbook (SMH) Complete exercise 7.2 (page 114) in the SMH Writing assignment – choose a topic from
exercise 5.2 on pages 62 -63 in the SMH Must be a 5 paragraph essay